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Mazda6: Safety FirstThe Mazda6 comes well equipped with safety features. There are plenty of airbags including driver, passenger, side and curtain airbags, plus a handy option to deactivate the front passenger one...4 Sept 2009
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Mazda6: Carrying capacityIt may be a hatchback but the Mazda6 has a usefully large boot. With the rear seats in place there is 510 litres of boot space – sizeable although marginally less than both the...4 Sept 2009
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Impreza range gets diesel optionSubaru has launched a diesel version of the Impreza in the UK – but at a price. The well-equipped entry-level model the 2.0D RC is priced at £20,000 on the road,...4 Sept 2009
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Who's registered what under scrappage?CARS MARQUE June July August YTD Allied Vehicles 2 0 2 4 Audi 164 253 175 697 BMW 526 338 82 1,076 Chevrolet 290 312 207 1,106 Chrysler 1 14 25 40 Citroen 1,260 1,420 597 4,249 Daihatsu 170 143 63 440 Dodge 6 14 22 42 Fiat Group * 1,915 3,069 2,010 7,429 Ford 4,662 3,818 1,306 12,288 Honda 1,588 1,317 422 4,005 Hyundai 3,793 4,379 2,921 12,747 Isuzu – – – – Iveco – – – – Jaguar 25 22 1 52 Jeep 4 15 31 50 Kia 2,692 1,969 1,292 7,372 Land Rover 96 56 5 189 Lexus 10 4 3 20 LTI 34 26 23 114 Mazda 569 620 354 1,956 Mercedes-Benz 154 103 28 409 MG 7 7 6 22 MINI 744 511 151 1,556 Mitsubishi 368 234 83 890 Nissan 1,655 1,969 625 4,572 Perodua 24 12 20 68 Peugeot 1,818 1,391 578 5,026 Porsche 7 2 0 11 Proton 45 32 18 103 Renault 348 1,425 550 2,625 Saab 26 23 4 61 SEAT 365 545 542 1,582 Skoda 901 976 573 2,746 smart 141 127 19 353 Ssangyong 1 1 0 2 Subaru 47 23 14 106 Suzuki 2,380 1,035 526 4,808 Toyota 2,541 2,730 1,536 8,619 Vauxhall 2,595 2,247 714 6,693 Volkswagen 1,353 1,844 1,245 5,211 Volvo 337 497 75 1,026 Total 33,664 33,523 16,848 100,3654 Sept 2009
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August new car sales figures shockCar sales were turned on their head in August, demonstrating that the scrappage scheme is having a major influence in the way car buyers choose cars. Hyundai topped the charts in August...4 Sept 2009
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Be the first to drive the electric MINIMINI is giving 20 drivers the chance to be the first to live with the all-new electric MINI model in Britain. MINI is looking for 20 people to lease the electric MINI E in 2010...3 Sept 2009
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Volvo V50: Downsizing worksSix months didn’t seem to take long in the V50 – and it seems bizarre now that my first journeys in it were taken tentatively in a few inches of...26 Aug 2009
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Volvo V50: Buying six months oldThe V50 will be returning to Volvo HQ in a matter of days, so it has got me thinking about how much the car might have cost to own in...26 Aug 2009
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Family cars pick up five star safety ratingsThe latest batch of new cars have been put to the Euro NCAP crash test – and the majority have passed with flying colours. Seven out of the eight cars tested,...26 Aug 2009
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Back pain curedVolvos are well known for the comfort offered by their seats, almost as much as for their reputation for safety. Although I was aware of this, I imagined that because the...20 Aug 2009
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Skoda Fabia: No LW radioThe Fabia’s stereo has so far been great, with auxillary-in and MP3 CD compatibility. I’ve spoken in a previous update about how much this is appreciated on longer trips. But as...20 Aug 2009
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Volvo V50: Simplified line-upVolvo has been revising the structure of its range with the introduction of new, more fuel-efficient versions of its DRIVe models. It means the model I’ve been running has been modified...19 Aug 2009